Home / 9,692-14,824

Finding the Third Proportional to 9,692 and 14,824

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 9,692 and 14,824 is: 22,673.44

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    9,692 : 14,824 = 14,824 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    9,692/14,824 = 14,824/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    9,692x = 14,824 × 14,824
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    9,692x = 219,750,976
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 219,750,976/9,692
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 22,673.44

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 4,846 and 7,412
Half scale
Find third proportional to 19,384 and 29,648
Double scale
Find third proportional to 9,694 and 14,827
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 14,538 and 22,236
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.53) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.